Tag: Calendar

  • Edison parade grand marshal is three-decade member of VFW

    Edison parade grand marshal is three-decade member of VFW

    EDISON – Michael Meehan, a three-decade member and chaplain of VFW Post 3117, served as grand marshal of the 56th annual Memorial Day Parade in Edison. Meehan served in the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division during the Korean conflict and, after rotating stateside, served in the 11th Airborne Brigade. As a civilian, Meehan had a nearly…

  • Disability Allies will hold transition services event for parents

    Disability Allies will hold transition services event for parents

    Disability Allies will hold a meeting where parents can learn about transition services from school to adult life for their children with special needs from 6-9 p.m. on June 7 at the inclusion center, 415 Route 18, East Brunswick. Services include job coaching, volunteer coaching, social and community integration, pre-vocational training and more. Contact Audrey…

  • Strawberry festival to take place in Helmetta

    Strawberry festival to take place in Helmetta

    St. George’s Anglican Church, 56 Main St., Helmetta, will hold its annual Strawberry Festival from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  on June 2. Highlights include vendors, activities for children and a variety of food treats available for purchase. Admission and parking are free. For more information, visit www.stgeorgeshelmetta.org or www.helmettaboro.com.

  • Frontline Arts exhibit at Barron Arts Center opens May 31

    Frontline Arts exhibit at Barron Arts Center opens May 31

    The Barron Arts Center (BAC) will sponsor an exhibition of artwork from Frontline Arts, a socially conscious papermaking and printmaking arts organization located in Branchburg. The exhibit is on view from May 31 to June 17 with an opening reception from 7-9 p.m. on May 31 at the BAC, 582 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge. Frontline Arts’s…

  • Health and wellness programs planned at Old Bridge Library

    Health and wellness programs planned at Old Bridge Library

    The Old Bridge Library will offer valuable health and wellness-related programs in June at the library, 1 Old Bridge Plaza at the corner of Route 516 and Cottrell Road in the Municipal Center. All are free and open to the public and registration is not required, except as noted. Chiropractor Petrusia Kotlar, a proponent of holistic…

  • A number of Memorial Day services are set for May 27 and 28 in Woodbridge

    A number of Memorial Day services are set for May 27 and 28 in Woodbridge

      Woodbridge Township veteran and public service agencies will sponsor a number of Memorial Day services on May 27 and 28. Colonia VFW Post 6061 will hold a special service in honor of U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kevin J. Reinhard, who was one of six Marines killed in the line of duty in January 2012.…

  • East Brunswick holds six-part diabetes program

    East Brunswick holds six-part diabetes program

    The East Brunswick Library and the Middlesex County Office of Health Services are sponsoring a six-part “Diabetes Self-Management Program” workshop series, to be held from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays, June 4 to July 9, at the library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center, East Brunswick. The workshop series covers a variety of topics, treatments…

  • Edison’s 56th annual Memorial Day Parade kicks off May 27

    Edison’s 56th annual Memorial Day Parade kicks off May 27

      Edison’s 56th annual Memorial Day Parade will kick off at noon on May 27 along Plainfield Avenue, from Division Street to Oakland Avenue, finishing at American Legion Father and Son Post 435. Edison has named Michael Meehan, a three-decade member and chaplain of VFW Post 3117, as grand marshal. Meehan served in the U.S.…

  • Chinese Music Ensemble of New York will perform May 18 at Barron Arts Center

    Chinese Music Ensemble of New York will perform May 18 at Barron Arts Center

      The Barron Arts Center and the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission will celebrate international cultural influence in New Jersey with the Chinese Music Ensemble of New York’s “Garden State World Beat 2” performance at 7:30 p.m. on May 18 at the Woodbridge Middle School Theatre, 525 Barron Ave., Woodbridge. There is free admission.…